Paris

***** Paris, The Devil Made Me Do It (Tommy Boy): Got a message? Get Paris to deliver it. This 22-year-old rapper knows how to get a point across.Paris, who started out as an R&B musician, creates pulsating, dangerous grooves sparsely punctuated with jazzy horns, searing guitar and the sampled voices of militant black leaders. His voice is deep, menacing and as attention-grabbing as a death threat.As a member of the Nation of Islam, Paris has a clear political agenda, which he expresses with eloquence and precision.

Tom Wolber, senior vice president of Walt Disney World Resort and Transportation Operations, has been named president of Euro Disney S.A.S., the management company of Disneyland Paris. Wolber oversaw all of the 28 resort hotels at Walt Disney World and the property's extensive transportation network. He had only been in that position for a few months. He was appointed in March, as part of a shake-up of the hotel and transportation divisions. Wolber has also overseen a number of complex expansion projects, including the launch of the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy cruise ships.

PARIS — Paris is a city where possibilities are endless, expectations are high, and no one doubts that magic can happen. Anyone who saw Woody Allen's recent homage to the City of Lights, "Midnight in Paris," knows what I'm talking about. Allen's protagonist, a Hollywood screenwriter who yearns to be a serious scribe, takes to wandering the rainy streets of Paris at night in search of a muse. On one such night, he accompanies a couple in 1920s dress to what he assumes is a costume party.

Name: Lowell Ward Age: 78. Family: My wife is deceased — she's been gone five years now, I have three children, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Where do you live? The Villages for 20 plus years. How did you meet your spouse? In a small town in Minnesota — I was just home from the Navy. She was the prettiest girl in town. My sister pointed her out, and I met her on my own. Where did you grow up and what are your memories of your hometown? I was born in South Dakota and grew up in Minnesota — Twin Cities area.

Most Americans who visit Paris make the trip to stroll historic streets, eat authentic French food, see the Eiffel Tower and visit the Louvre. Stan Van Gundy? The Orlando Magic coach crossed the Atlantic Ocean and visited the city earlier this month on a business trip. He spent time with Magic swingman Mickael Pietrus. Van Gundy spent July 12-14 traveling from Orlando to Paris and back again to strengthen his relationship with the 6-foot-6 small forward/shooting guard from Guadeloupe.

Last fall, Avy and Morgane Bendavid opened My French Café in Windermere . But don't trust your car's or phone's navigation to always get you to 7782 Winter Garden Vineland Road. "Most drivers call and say 'Where are you?' " says Morgane in her lilting French accent. "They are driving round and round the downtown [Windermere] circles. " And that's just what happened on one of my visits. I too became caught in the endless roundabout loops, looking for the cafe even while my cell phone's navigation system announced I had arrived there.

Name: Lowell Ward Age: 78. Family: My wife is deceased — she's been gone five years now, I have three children, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Where do you live? The Villages for 20 plus years. How did you meet your spouse? In a small town in Minnesota — I was just home from the Navy. She was the prettiest girl in town. My sister pointed her out, and I met her on my own. Where did you grow up and what are your memories of your hometown? I was born in South Dakota and grew up in Minnesota — Twin Cities area.

PARIS -- A synagogue in a working-class Paris suburb was set afire early Friday, the latest in a series of anti-Jewish attacks in France apparently linked to the Middle East crisis. Incendiary devices were lobbed into the synagogue in Bondy, northeast of Paris, police said. The blaze destroyed a limited area of the building but caused no injuries. There have been more than 22 such incidents since Oct. 1.

PARIS -- Hundreds of black-robed judges ditched their traditional reserve during a protest Friday, many hurling legal texts onto the pavement outside the Justice Ministry to demand better working conditions. About 500 judges came to Paris to call on the government to cough up more money for extra staff and better conditions.

PBS star Rick Steves has a tour guide for your ears. His free audio tours of Paris, including the Louvre and Orsay museums, Versailles palace and a walk through historic Paris, are online at ricksteves.com and on iTunes. They are available as a podcast and include printer-friendly maps.

Walt Disney Co. has released new details and promotional materials for the "Ratatouille" inspired area at Disneyland Paris Resort. The new area -- which will be located in Walt Disney Studios Park's Toon Studio at Disneyland Paris -- is inspired by the 2007 Oscar-winning Disney-Pixar animated film. The Paris-themed area will feature a new ride, a shop and a themed table service restaurant. The L'Aventure Totalement To Toquée de Rémy ride will shrink guests down to the the size of Remy, the food-loving rat who dreams of becoming a master French chef.

Last fall, Avy and Morgane Bendavid opened My French Café in Windermere . But don't trust your car's or phone's navigation to always get you to 7782 Winter Garden Vineland Road. "Most drivers call and say 'Where are you?' " says Morgane in her lilting French accent. "They are driving round and round the downtown [Windermere] circles. " And that's just what happened on one of my visits. I too became caught in the endless roundabout loops, looking for the cafe even while my cell phone's navigation system announced I had arrived there.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is using this week's trade mission to the Paris Air Show to highlight new or expanded French connections to Florida. Scott, who traveled to France on Friday as part of a weeklong Enterprise Florida trade mission, has made three business-related announcements: •Lyon, France-based Vision Systems, which supplies aircraft and automotive components, intends to spend $1.2 million to open a subsidiary in Melbourne that is...

PARIS - Tired of airports, I recently opted for the overnight train from Rome to Paris (393 euros - about $511 for ticket and single compartment, raileurope .com). It was an icy cold when I disembarked at Gare de Lyon on a bright, clear Sunday late winter morning, with daytime temperatures dipping into the 40s. But regardless of the frosty reception, the City of Light has its pleasures any time of year. The most obvious in March is the lack of tourists. Hotels offer deals, restaurants don't always need reservations, and French is more commonly heard in a city that can swell with more than 1 million tourists a day during peak summer periods.

Music star and fashion design aspirant Kanye West reportedly will not show a collection during Paris Fashion Week because his last two offerings were not well-received by critics. [WWD] When Allison Williams of HBO's "Girls" strolled the Emmy's red carpet in an emerald Oscar de la Renta on Sunday, it was the culmination of a year of preparation, with stylist Christina Ehrlich, for her big-time fashion debut. [WWD] Sophia Vergara wore a slinky Zuhair Murad dress on the Emmys' red carpet, but she suffered a wardrobe malfunction when the zipper burst, leaving more of her backside exposed than expected.

In a recent radio interview , Lady Gaga revealed that she's gained 25 pounds this year, mostly thanks to her father's crave-worthy new NYC restaurant, Joanne Trattoria. "I really don't feel bad about it, not even for a second," she says. "I have to be on such a strict diet constantly. It's hard because it's a quite vigorous show, so I tend to bulk up, get muscular, and I really don't like that. So I'm trying to find a new balance. " Though she joked about a juice fast, Gaga isn't going to sacrifice her luxe lifestyle and decadent experiences just to drop a few pounds.

Murder in the Title, by Simon Brett (Dell, $3.50): Brett is as clever as ever in this entry in his popular Charles Paris series. Paris, who is usually unemployed, is playing the part of a dead man in a terrible production of an old thriller at a provincial theater. But he willingly takes on the role of sleuth when a real corpse makes an appearance.

Transportation workers, striking over wages, stalled trains, planes, buses and subways in the French capital Thursday, and huge traffic jams choked the city as commuters took to their cars. A 36-hour strike closed six of the 13 Paris subway lines, and 30 percent of trains at most were running on the remaining lines. Only 30 percent to 40 percent of city buses were operating. On the highways leading into Paris, cars were backed up nine to 13 miles during the morning rush hour. On the beltway around Paris, traffic jams stretched 17 miles long.

Paris Hilton has issued an official apology for her comments about gay men and AIDS that were recorded in a taxi without her knowledge in early September. "I want to say how sorry I am," writes Hilton on her Twitter , directing people to GLAAD's website to read her full apology. Hilton was recorded talking to a friend about the hookup app Grindr , which allows gay men to find potential partners. "Eww. ... Gay guys are the horniest people in the world," she says after her friend describes how it works.

In Paris Hilton 's world, gay men may be the "horniest," but one heiress is apparently the sorriest. She's apologizing big time for derogatory comments about gay men captured on audio by a cab driver earlier this month in New York. "I want to say how sorry I am. I can't fit the whole apology about the cab recording here, so please read it at @GLAAD," she tweeted late Thursday, including a link to her longer mea culpa on the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation website.